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FZNT34 KWBC 290229
OFFN32

Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
1029 PM EDT Thu Aug 28 2025

West central North Atlantic continental shelf and slope waters
beyond 20 nm to 250 nm offshore, including south of Georges Bank
from 1000 fm to 250 nm offshore.

Conditions given represent the highest within that period.

Seas given as significant wave height, which is the average
height of the highest 1/3 of the waves. Individual waves may be
more than twice the significant wave height.

Locally higher winds and seas can be expected in and near tstms.

.SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS...High pressure over the northern
waters this evening will shift E of the area tonight. A warm
front will lift N over the S waters tonight into Fri as low
pressure forms and tracks NE along the front. The low will move E
of the area later Fri into Fri night while slowly pulling the
front SE of the area. The front will continue just S of the area
Sat into Mon night, then lift N over the SE waters Tue and Tue
night. Another cold front will move slowly SE over the N portion
Fri night into Sat while weakening, then pass E of the area Sat
night. A high pressure ridge will build just N of the waters Mon
and Mon night, and continue Tue and Tue night.

Hudson Canyon to Baltimore Canyon including the waters west of
39.3N 71.9W...SW to 37.7N 72.9W

.TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of
showers and tstms.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than
10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.SUN...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NE. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

Baltimore Canyon to the Hague Line south of 1000 fm

.TONIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered
showers.
.FRI...E to SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.SAT...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
Scattered showers and chance of tstms.
.SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming N to NE.
Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.MON...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft.
.TUE...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to
7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to
15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.

Baltimore Canyon to Hatteras Canyon out to 36N 70W to 34N 71W

.TONIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Chance of showers and tstms.
.FRI...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 3 to
5 ft. Chance of showers and tstms.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.SAT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NE. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.SUN...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.MON...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 8 ft.
.TUE...E to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

Hatteras Canyon to Cape Fear out to 34N 71W to 32N 73W

.TONIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 3 to
5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.FRI...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of showers and
tstms.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT...E to NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming E. Seas 3 to
4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.MON...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...E to NE winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming E 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.TUE...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 8 ft.

Cape Fear to 31N out to 32N 73W to 31N 74W

.TONIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.FRI...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of
showers and tstms.
.FRI NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.SAT...E winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and
tstms.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SUN...E to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.MON...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...E to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.TUE...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to
15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.

.Forecaster Bancroft. Ocean Prediction Center.